Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations created 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address changes needed to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives and prospects of everyone globally. TH Foods recognizes our role as a company to align our actions and goals to supporting and contributing to these goals.

SDG Target: 2.4

By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality.

TH Foods Actions
TH Foods sources almonds from multiple suppliers that are BFF certified through the Pollinator Partnership which works with farmers to help protect, preserve, and promote pollinator health. In 2022, 18% of TH Foods’ sourced almonds are BFF certified.

SDG Target: 4.1

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

TH Foods Actions
TH Foods supports The United Way of Rock River Valley branch which is dedicated to ensuring every child reads at grade level by third grade, a pivotal milestone in their education journey. They employ research-backed methods, funding crucial interventions, engaging parents and volunteers, providing caregiver support, and raising community awareness.

SDG Target: 4.4

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

TH Foods Actions
We created TH Foods Academy to improve the delivery and reinforcement of knowledge, enhance needed skills, reinforce desired behaviors, improve on the job performance, develop future leaders, and promote career development. The department manages the learning processes and knowledge assets of the organization to continue competitive intellectual advantage in the food industry. Among many core competencies, we offer education reimbursement, a maintenance apprenticeship program, and a food safety professional certification program.

SDG Target: 5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.

TH Foods Actions
TH Foods supports a variety of non-profit organizations. One of these organizations is the YWCA, which is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

SDG Target: 8.8

Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment.

TH Foods Actions
By following a variety of standardized principles and best practices, we focus on creating a safe workplace environment for our employees. TH Foods implements the following to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all workers:

  • Incident investigations
  • Monthly safety reviews
  • Trained responders on our shifts
  • Safety consultants and internal auditors with regular onsite presence
  • Incident reporting and management
  • Stretch and flex prior to work every shift and weekly floor assessments conducted by a Physical Therapist
  • Plant safety committee meeting

SDG Target: 12.3

By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.

TH Foods Actions
Since 2013, we’ve partnered with ReConserve to turn food by-product into livestock feed. In FY2021, we had 433 tons of food by-product turned into livestock feed.

SSDG Target: 12.5

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

TH Foods Actions
Our corrugated boxes are 100% curbside recyclable, made from 100% recycled content, that use up to 9% post-consumer waste. Additionally, through our corrugated boxes, we support healthy North American forests through SFI® certified material. Our paperboard cartons are 100% curbside recyclable and made from 100% recycled content.

SDG Target: 13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

TH Foods Actions
We are currently in Phase 1 of the Greenhouse Gas Initiative where we are establishing indicators of what our current natural gas consumption is and determining what restoration actions can be made. Additionally, we perform routine audits to reduce natural gas consumption through proper repairs and maintenance, and as a result, reduce the amount of natural gas used year-over-year.